Golf putter and club

ABSTRACT

The objects of the invention are provided in a putter head or club head characterized by a hosel that is angled away at a pre-selected angle from 3 to 10 degrees to the vertical plane of the striking face. The golf said putter head or said club head also has a reference marker and an aiming indicator that are placed in reference to each other. On said putter head, said aiming indicator is positioned on the top surface and is at a pre-selected angle of from 80 to 87 degrees from the top of the striking face. On said striking clubface, said aiming indicator slants at a pre-selected angle from 80 to 87 degrees from the sole of the said club head. These inventions assist golfers in compensating for the tilted and opened body, while encouraging and leading golfers to make bio-mechanically correct body movements in striking balls.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention pertains to a putter and a golf clubdesigned for more precise and accurate putting strokes and club swings.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art and Objectives of the Invention

[0004] Things are invented based on a theme or principal. In the case ofthe modern putters, they were designed to simulate a pendulum swing.Virtually all golf putters have followed this basic principal. However,a putting stroke in golf differs from a pendulum swing in three aspects.(1.) A pendulum moves in one single fixed plane with a straight-linevertical projection, while a putting swing operates on a constantmoving, changing plane with a circular, vertical projection. (2.) Apendulum swings from a fixed axis while a putting swing has multipleaxes. (3.) The direction of force for a pendulum is vertical, pulled bygravity, while the direction of the force of a putting stroke iscircular, a combination of the gravity and the leverage, effort assertedfrom both sides of the body.

[0005] There are two centers of gravity to a person, upper and lowercenter of gravity run along the spine. The base of the neck connectingthe spine is referred as the upper center of gravity. The base of thelower back along the spine is the lower center of gravity. Usually, theupper and lower centers of gravity are in a straight line and alignedevenly on the same plane. When a golfer addresses a golf ball, his uppercenter of gravity moves forward or slightly closer to the target. Thedistance of movement is determined by the golfer's height, shoulderwidth, and arm's length. As a result, the golfer's shoulder plane turnsfrom square to target, to open to the target from 3 to 10 degrees.Naturally, the ball is best, or bio-mechanically correct, played closerto the golfer's leading foot, or left foot for a right-handed golfer.However, this creates a problem for golfer's aiming and stroking. Theaiming is distorted by the tilt of the body from gripping the putter.

[0006] To improve the putting efficiency and accuracy, the bodystructure and biomechanics have to be considered. For a right-handedgolfer, the left side is higher than the right side by a few degrees;usually from 3 to 10 degrees. For a left-handed golfer, the right sideis slightly higher than the left side. The tilt angle is calculated bythe triangles formed by the golfer's arms and shoulders, before andafter the golfer grips the club. The right-handed golfer's body planewould be open to the left also from 3 to 10 degrees, depending on thegolfer's arm length and shoulder width. Likewise, the left-handedgolfer's body plane would be open to the right.

[0007] The said golf putter or club is invented and designed to helpgolfers negotiate the body tilt and opened planes created from gripping.It is an object of this invention to provide an angled hosel putter andgolf club wherein the hosel is attached to the putter or club head in anangular relationship to the putter face or club face. The centerline ofthe hosel is angled at a pre-selected number of degrees of from 3 to 10,in relation to the vertical plane of the said putter face or club face.The angle of the hosel allows the golfer to address the ball bypositioning the ball closer to the leading foot while maintaining thecenter of gravity behind the golf ball.

[0008] Another objective of this invention is to provide a golf putterwith an aiming indicator composed of either a line or dots/or othermeans of markings that slant from the perpendicular line to the putterface. The said aiming indicator forms an angle from 80 to 87 degreeswith the said striking face. The slanting of the aiming indicatorreflects and simulates the golfer's opened shoulders. The same theoryapplies to the golf club. The reference marker and the aiming indicatorsimulate the head and shoulder plane respectively of the golfer and theymove in sync with the golfer's putting or golfing stroke.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The invention herein provides a golf putter and club wherein thehosel is angled away from the putter face or club sole from 3 to 10degrees and has a reference marker and an aiming indicator that forms anangle of from 80 to 87 degrees to the putter face or club sole. There isalso a reference marker on the putter and club that is placed inreference to the aiming indicator. These embodiments encourage andcomplement the correct body movements when a stroke is made, providingtruer aiming and better accuracy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010]FIG. 1 is a front perspective plan view of the putter of theinvention showing the basic parts; the hosel, neck, top edge, face, andsole.

[0011]FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the putter head with the face squaredand the hosel at an angle, showing the relationship between the hosel,neck, putter face, aiming indicator and the reference marker.

[0012]FIG. 3 is a top-front plan view of the putter with the hoselsquared and the face angled showing the relationship between the hosel,putter face, aiming indicator and reference marker.

[0013]FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the putter head with the face squaredshowing the relationship between the hosel, putter face, aimingindicator and reference marker.

[0014]FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a golf club of the invention showingthe reference marker and aiming indicator.

[0015]FIG. 6 is a front plan view of a golf club of the inventionshowing the aiming indicator and reference marker.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] As seen in FIG. 1, the putter head is provided having a hosel(10) attached to the said putter head by a neck (12) to the top edge ofthe said putter (14). The said putter head has a striking face (16) anda sole (18).

[0017] As seen in FIG. 2 the said putter head shows the hosel at apre-selected angle. The top edge of the said putter head (14) isparallel to a squared plane (24) intersecting a perpendicular line (34)running through the reference marker (28) and another perpendicular line(32) running through the top edge of the aiming indicator (26). A fourthline (22) shows a plane that runs through the center of the hosel. Theangle (20) between planes (22 and 24) indicates the pre-selected degreesthe hosel is angled away from the top of the said putter head (36). Thedistance between line (32) and line (34) indicates the position of thereference marker in relation to that of the aiming indicator.

[0018] As seen in FIG. 3, two aiming indicators (44 and 42) are on thetop of the said sole.(18). When the said putter properly addresses theball, the said aiming indicator (26) will be seen as a continuous linewith the said aiming indicator (22). Said aiming indicator (44) thatbisects the said aiming indicator (42) will be parallel with the top ofthe said putter head. These said aiming indicators will assist thegolfer in correctly addressing the ball to ensure it goes directlytoward the target.

[0019] In FIG. 3 the said putter head is set at an address position withthe said aiming indicator (26) pointing squarely toward the target andthe said striking face (16) is open at a pre-selected degrees to thetarget. The golfer looks down with eyes on the said reference marker(28) and the said aiming indicator (26). The said reference marker (28)simulates the golfer's head and the said aiming indicator simulates thegolfer's opened shoulder line. The simulations help the golfer set inthe correct posture and position.

[0020]FIG. 4 indicates two angles, both labeled (20). One shows thepre-selected degrees of the said hosel (10) to the said striking face(16) of the top of the putter and the second shows the pre-selecteddegrees that the said aiming indicator (26) deviates from a lineperpendicular to the said top edge (14) of the said putter head.

[0021] In FIG. 4 the said putter head is set at an impact position whenthe said striking face (16) is square toward the target and the saidaiming indicator (26) is pointing toward inside the target line at anangle of degrees approximately close to the pre-selected slanting angleof the said aiming indicator (26). At this moment in time, the golfer'sshoulder line is pivoting counter-clock-wise while the golfer's centerof gravity remains unchanged in relation to the said centerline (22) ofthe said hosel (10).

[0022]FIG. 5 indicates the aiming indicator (72), a reference marker(70) a hosel (74), and striking face (68) of the club head. Line (76)indicates the distance between the said aiming indicator and the centerof the said reference marker. The pre-selected degrees of angle (62) iscreated by the perpendicular line (66) bisecting the club and a lineextending the said aiming indicator (64).

[0023]FIG. 6 is a front view of the club head showing the sameproperties of the invention per FIG. 5. As the golfer addresses the ballwith eyes on the reference marker and aiming indicator at the same time,the reference marker will keep the golfer's head and spine angle in oneconstant position. The aiming indicator will appear to be the arc of thepath of the said club head in the back swing. This will lead the golferto make a correct swing, resulting a more accurate impact with the ball.

I claim:
 1. A putter head comprising of a. A striking face; b. A hosel;c. An aiming indicator; d. A second aiming indicator; e. A referencemarker; f. A sole; g. A heel; h. A toe; i. A top surface; j. A backsurface.
 2. The said putter head according to claim 1, wherein thecenterline of said hosel has a pre-selected angle of from 3 to 10degrees from the vertical plane of said striking face with the saidhosel slanting away from the said striking face toward the rear.
 3. Thesaid putter head according to claim 1, wherein the said aiming indicatoris positioned on top of said putter head a. The said aiming indicatoraccording to claim 3 is at a pre-selected angle of from 80 to 87 degreesto the said striking face of the said putter head, slanting toward thesaid back of the said putter head and toward the said toe of the saidputter head.
 4. The said putter head according to claim 1, wherein thesaid second aiming indicator is positioned on top of said putter soleand is at the same pre-selected angle as the said aiming indicator inclaim 3
 5. The said putter head according to claim 3, wherein there is areference marker on the top of said putter head. a. The said referencemarker in claim 5 is from ⅛^(th) inch to 1 inch from the said aimingindicator as measured from an extension line going through the center ofthe said reference marker, which is perpendicular to the said strikingface, and a parallel extension line running through the intersection ofthe said aiming indicator and the said striking face edge.
 6. The saidputter head according to claim 2, 3, 4, and 5 or with any of the claimsin 2, 3, 4, and
 5. 7. A head for a golf club comprised of a. A strikingface; b. A hosel; c. An aiming indicator; d. A reference marker; e. Asole; f. A heel; g. A toe; h. A back surface.
 8. The center line of saidhosel according to claim 6 has a pre-selected angle of from 80 to 87degrees from the vertical plane of said sole of said club head, slantingaway from the said striking face of said club head.
 9. The said clubhead according to claim 6, wherein the said aiming indicator on the saidstriking face slants away from the said sole upward and toward said toeof said club head at a pre-selected angel of between 3 to 10 degreesfrom the vertical plane of said sole.
 10. The said club head accordingto claim 6, wherein there is a reference marker on the said strikingface. a. The said reference marker according to claim 9 is from ⅛^(th)inch to 1 inch from the said aiming indicator as measured from anextension line, which is perpendicular to the said sole of said clubhead, going through the center of the said reference marker, and aparallel extension line running through the intersection of the saidaiming indicator and the said sole edge.